Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Indian Economic Development: Comparative Development Experiences of India and its Neighbours

Question:

Some selected indicators of Human Development, 2016-2017

Item Indian China Pakistan
 Human development Index (value)  0.640 0.752  0.562
 Rank (based on HDI)  130  86  150
 Life Expectancy at Birth (years)  68.8  76.4  66.6
 Means years of Schooling (% aged 5 and above)  6.4  7.8  8.6
 GDP per capita (PPP US$)  6,427  15,309  5,035
 People below poverty line( at $3.20 a day PPP) (%) (2011)  60.4  23.5  46.4
 Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000 live births)  34.6  8.5  64.2
 Maternal Mortality Rate (per 1 lakh births)  174  27  178
 Population using Improved Sanitation (%)  44.2  75  58.3
 Population with sustainable access to improved water source (%)  94  96  91
 Percentage of Undernourished Children  37.9  8.1 46.4

Pakistan has fared better than India on which of the following indices ?

Options:

Infant Mortality rate

Human Development Index

Gross Domestic product per capita

Sanitation

Correct Answer:

Sanitation

Explanation:

 The correct answer is option (4) : Sanitation

Parameter India Pakistan Who is better
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000 live births) 34.6 64.2 India due to low IMR
Human development Index (value) 0.6640 0.562 India due to high value of HDI
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 6427 5035 India due to high GDP per capita
Population using Improved Sanitation (%) 44.2 88.3 Pakistan due to high rate of population using improved sanitation.